13-year-old Styrian Moritz Freitag triumphs in Wimbledon!
13-year-old Styrian Moritz Freitag triumphs in Wimbledon!
Bad Waltersdorf, Österreich - The young tennis star Moritz Freitag from Bad Waltersdorf caused a sensation in the world of tennis. The 13-year-old sensationally won the Wimbledon Championships U14 competition on July 14, 2025 and thus wrote history for Austrian tennis sports. In an exciting final, Friday against the top seeded Greeks Rafael Pagonis won 4: 6, 6: 1, 10: 4 and can now be the first Austrian who was able to win this title in the youth competition that had been held since 2022. Before that, Austria was only able to have one player in this competition once, which on Friday is all the more focused on.
From the beginning, the talented Styrian showed what he was in: In his first four matches of the tournament, Friday did not leave a single sentence and switched off his opponents confidently. He mastered the semi -finals against the French player Mario Vukovic in just 70 minutes with a clear 6: 2, 6: 4. Even if the final started with a lost first set, Friday showed great nerve strength and dominated in the decisive tie -break.a future star?
The impressive performance of the young tennis player could now bring him international attention from talent scouts, so that the Austrian Tennis Association (ÖTV) sets great hopes in Friday. "He definitely has what it takes to make a great career in tennis," said a representative of the ÖTV. The young generation of Austrian tennis seems promising, and Friday could be the next big star in the country and beyond.
But not only Friday causes excitement in the tennis world. Other talents are currently dominating the junior tournaments, such as 17-year-old Max Schönhaus, who recently scored the final in Paris and is feared as a lawn player. Julia Stusek, also 17 years old and number 12 of the junior world rankings, has already achieved remarkable successes, including the quarter-finals at Roland Garros and the double finals at the Australian Open and Open 2024. These and many other young people show that players are certainly fitting in Austria who should provide headlines in the near future.
Moritz Freitag set a milestone with his historical victory in Wimbledon and illuminated the future of Austrian tennis in an impressive way. The sports community will be aware of how this promising talent will develop. There will certainly be a lot to report on the performance of Friday and his colleagues.
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